Wednesday, 30 January 2013
It’s something forum fanatics and poker players have said for years, but with the recent demise of ZEN Entertainment it seems that free-play subscription poker sites don’t work.
Following an inability to sustain its affiliate sites, such as UFC, Jamie Gold’s FreeGoldPoker and CardPlayer Poker, ZEN Entertainment has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.Despite having a database of 750,000 players, the network never succeeded in making a profit and needed to borrow more than $16 million just to keep it afloat.When it launched the free-play subscription network had big plans and regular offered $100,000 in guaranteed monthly prizes. However, with US regulation seeming further and further away they have been unable to harness the power of their sizable playerpool.Filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy will allow ZEN to do a deal with NYX Gaming in a bid to keep the company going by attracting outside investors. However, if this fails then NYX Gaming will take control of ZEN’s technology and have the right to sell it.The network’s failure is certainly a minor blow for the US poker community as it not only removes another gaming option but further signals the tough landscape poker operators are currently facing.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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